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Monday 8 April 2024 The Annunciation of the Lord Solemnity Tomb of Saint Martin of Tours in the crypt of the basilica built by Saint Perpetuus Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingIsaiah 7:10-14,8:10 ©The maiden is with childThe Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:‘Listen now, House of David:are you not satisfied with trying the patience of menwithout trying the patience...

24 December 2023 4th Sunday of Advent San Gregorio Maggiore, the church built and many times rebuild near Ponte Sanguinario, where Saint Gregory of Spoleto was martyred, SpoletoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First reading2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16 ©Your House and your sovereignty will always stand secure before meOnce David had settled into his house and the Lord had given him rest from all the enemies surrounding him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look, I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of God dwells in a tent.’ Nathan said to the king, ‘Go and...

Saturday 23 December 2023 23 December (optional commemoration of Saint John of Kęty, Priest) St. John Cantius (Kety) in Chicago Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingMalachi 3:1-4,23-24 ©Before my day comes, I will send you Elijah my prophetThe Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his Temple; and the angel of the covenant whom you are longing for, yes, he is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. Who will be able to resist the day of his...

22 December 2023 Friday of the Third Week of Advent Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First reading1 Samuel 1:24-28 ©This is the child I prayed for: he is made over to the Lord.When Hannah had weaned the infant Samuel, she took him up with her together with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the temple of the Lord at Shiloh; and the child was with them. They slaughtered the bull and the child’s mother came to Eli. She said, ‘If you...

21 December 2023 Thursday of the Third Week of Advent St Peter Canisius Church, Nijmegen, the Netherlands Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingSong of Songs 2:8-14 ©See how my Beloved comes, leaping on the mountainsI hear my Beloved.See how he comesleaping on the mountains,bounding over the hills.My Beloved is like a gazelle,like a young stag.See where he standsbehind our wall.He looks in at the window,he peers through the lattice.My Beloved lifts up his voice,he says to me,‘Come then, my love,my lovely one, come.For see, winter is past,the rains are over and gone.The flowers appear on the earth.The...

20 December 2023 Wednesday of the Third Week of AdventBasilica of Santa Croce, Naples, resting place for Saint Vincenzo Romano Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingIsaiah 7:10-14 ©The maiden is with childThe Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:‘Listen now, House of David:are you not satisfied with trying the patience of menwithout trying the patience of my God, too?The Lord himself,...

19 December 2023 Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Collégiale de Bédouès en Lozère (France), founded by Pope Urban V Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: B(II).First readingJudges 13:2-7,24-25 ©'You will conceive and bear a son'There was a man of Zorah of the tribe of Dan, called Manoah. His wife was barren, she had borne no children. The angel of the Lord appeared to this woman and said to her, ‘You are barren and have had no child. But from now on take great care. Take no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean. For you will...

Tuesday 12 December 2023 Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingZechariah 2:14-17 ©'I am coming', says the LordSing, rejoice,daughter of Zion;for I am comingto dwell in the middle of you– it is the Lord who speaks.Many nations will join the Lord,on that day;they will become his people.But he will remain among you,and you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent me to you.But the Lord will hold Judahas his portion in the Holy Land,and again make Jerusalem his very own.Let all mankind be...

Friday 8 December 2023 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Knoxville, TNReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingGenesis 3:9-15,20 ©The mother of all those who liveAfter Adam had eaten of the tree the Lord God called to him. ‘Where are you?’ he asked. ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden;’ he replied ‘I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.’ ‘Who told you that you were naked?’ he asked ‘Have you been eating of the tree I forbade you to eat?’ The man replied, ‘It was...

7 October 2023 Our Lady of the Rosary on Saturday of week 26 in Ordinary Time Basilica church of Santa Giustina, PaduaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingBaruch 4:5-12,27-29 ©Take courage, my children, call on GodTake courage, my people,constant reminder of Israel.You were sold to the nations,but not for extermination.You provoked God;and so were delivered to your enemies,since you had angered your creatorby offering sacrifices to demons, not to God.You had forgotten the eternal God who reared you.You had also grieved Jerusalem who nursed you,for when...

22 August 2023 Our Lady, Mother and Queen on Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, California (1940s postcard) Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingJudges 6:11-24 ©'Peace be with you; have no fear; you will not die'The angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth at Ophrah which belonged to Joash of Abiezer. Gideon his son was threshing wheat inside the winepress to keep it hidden from Midian, when the angel of the Lord appeared to him and...

Tuesday 15 August 2023 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Richfield, MN Solemnity The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feastThese readings are for the day of the feast itselfThese readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast:First reading1 Chronicles 15:3-4,15-16,16:1-2 ©They brought in the ark of God and put it inside the tent that David had pitched for itDavid gathered all Israel together to bring the ark of God up to the...

Saturday 24 June 2023 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist SolemnityChurch of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, Ein Kerem, the Holy LandReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feastThese readings are for the day of the feast itselfThese readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast:First readingJeremiah 1:4-10 ©Go and say whatever I command you and do not fearThe word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying,‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;before you came to birth I...

Wednesday 31 May 2023The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary FeastMartyr Petronilla on the right, leading a young woman named Veneranda into the garden of Paradise Domitilla Catacomb, 4th Century, RomeReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingZephaniah 3:14-18 ©The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midstShout for joy, daughter of Zion,Israel, shout aloud!Rejoice, exult with all your heart,daughter of Jerusalem!The Lord has repealed your sentence;he has driven your enemies away.The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst;you have no more evil to fear.When that day comes, word will come to Jerusalem:Zion, have no fear,do not...

Saturday 25 March 2023 The Annunciation of the Lord Solemnity Annunciation of the Lord parish, Hamilton, ON, Canada Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First readingIsaiah 7:10-14,8:10 ©The maiden is with childThe Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:‘Listen now, House of David:are you not satisfied with trying the patience of menwithout trying the patience of my God, too?The Lord himself, therefore,will give you...

Saturday 24 December 202224 December Cologne Cathedral. The St Sylvester and St Gregory of Spoleto window Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First reading2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16 ©Your House and your sovereignty will always stand secure before meOnce David had settled into his house and the Lord had given him rest from all the enemies surrounding him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘Look, I am living in a house of cedar while the ark of God dwells in a tent.’ Nathan said to the king, ‘Go and do all that is in your mind, for the Lord is with...

Friday 23 December 2022 23 December (optional commemoration of Saint John of Kęty, Priest) John Cantius (Kęty), Chicago Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingMalachi 3:1-4,23-24 ©Before my day comes, I will send you Elijah my prophetThe Lord God says this: Look, I am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. And the Lord you are seeking will suddenly enter his Temple; and the angel of the covenant whom you are longing for, yes, he is coming, says the Lord of Hosts. Who will be able to resist the day of his coming? Who will...

Thursday 22 December 202222 December 2022 The National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Chicago Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First reading1 Samuel 1:24-28 ©This is the child I prayed for: he is made over to the Lord.When Hannah had weaned the infant Samuel, she took him up with her together with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the temple of the Lord at Shiloh; and the child was with them. They slaughtered the bull and the child’s mother came to Eli. She said, ‘If you please, my...

Wednesday 21 December 202221 December (optional commemoration of Saint Peter Canisius, Priest, Doctor) St. Peter Canisius International Catholic Parish, Jakarta Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingSong of Songs 2:8-14 ©See how my Beloved comes, leaping on the mountainsI hear my Beloved.See how he comesleaping on the mountains,bounding over the hills.My Beloved is like a gazelle,like a young stag.See where he standsbehind our wall.He looks in at the window,he peers through the lattice.My Beloved lifts up his voice,he says to me,‘Come then, my love,my lovely one, come.For see, winter is past,the rains are over and gone.The flowers appear...

Tuesday 20 December 202220 December Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio Church, Rome Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(I).First readingIsaiah 7:10-14 ©The maiden is with childThe Lord spoke to Ahaz and said, ‘Ask the Lord your God for a sign for yourself coming either from the depths of Sheol or from the heights above.’ ‘No,’ Ahaz answered ‘I will not put the Lord to the test.’ Then Isaiah said:‘Listen now, House of David:are you not satisfied with trying the patience of menwithout trying the patience of my God, too?The Lord himself, therefore,will give you a sign.It is this: the maiden is...